Subject: Forever Changes
Sent: 12/11/97 1:53 AM
Received: 12/11/97 2:00 AM
From: Jamie LePage, le_page_XXX@XXXXXXies.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXX@XXXXXXies.com
Over the weekend. I discovered all over again Forever Changes. I was
listening to a compilation album that had "The Good Humor Man..." and it
sounded so good I thought to listen to the whole Love album from start to
finish for the first time in too long a while. Forever Changes is one of
the most highly regarded bla-bla-bla, but what impressed me this time
more than anything were the arrangements and the production. Surprising,
because I thought Bruce Botnick approached record production from an
engineer's perspective rather than from an arranger's view. I can't think
of any other Botnick work with such a strong emphasis on arrangement and
production, although I am not very familiar with his work.
Much of the rather loose rhythm guitar work sounds like the band members
sort of trying to keep up. The bass and drums, though, especially on the
brass/strings embellished cuts, are spot on. Who were the musicians on
this album?
I'm sure it's news to no one here, but it bears repeating: Forever
Changes is a pretty amazing album.
Speaking of Love, I heard that a Bryan Maclean album was recently
released, and that the recordings were all original 60's tapes exhumed
from Maclean's mother's garage. Does this exist? Is it available? Has
anyone heard it? Is it as good as one might expect from the description?
LePageWeb
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Subject: Stephen Monahan
Sent: 12/10/97 8:12 PM
Received: 12/11/97 2:00 AM
From: Kieron Tyler, kierXXX@XXXXXXorg.uk
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXX@XXXXXXies.com
Does anyone have any information on Stephen Monahan. He made an LP on
Kapp in 1968, gatefold sleeve, he looks a bit like Donavan. However he
sounds like Del Shannon. I suspect there is a connection to Del Shannon
as the songs publishing company includes the name Bourgoise (like Del
Shannons' manager Dan B.) Also, is he the Steve Monahan on VeeJay in 1963?
Thanks for any help, the LP is a real curio...
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Subject: Petticoat...Junction
Sent: 12/7/97 7:20 PM
Received: 12/8/97 7:30 AM
From: BashPop, BashXXX@XXXXXXm
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXX@XXXXXXies.com
Hi Everyone,
This is a longshot, but here goes...There was an episode of Petticoat
Junction, circa 1968, on which the three "Bradley Girls" do a song which
had the chorus with the lyrics "I'm so glad that you found me, now my way
is clear...". It's an incredible song, very Girl Group/Melody Goes On
type pop, if you know what I mean.
Does anyone know if that song ever was issued on a record? It's clearly
a studio job, as there are "invisible instruments" in the background, and
most of the girls' lead vocals are double tracked. Man, I'd love to get
my hands on this record if it exists!!!
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Spectropop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David
P.S. Hey Darian, Lori Saunders has it all over Meredith MacRae! :-)
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